Saturday, June 28, 2003
A dollar store with a difference
Steady shoppers were ready early to check out the new Family Dollar store on Washington Street in Brainerd Thursday.
Business notes
AITKIN -- A new internal medicine physician, Dr. Joselito Burgos, joined the medical staff at Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin.
Flight bank gains pledges toward goal of $4 million
The Heartland Gateways Flight Bank -- the two-year initiative to expand air service in central Minnesota -- is an opportunity for individuals or businesses to help improve air service in the region. Through July 11, participants can pledge part or all of their annual air travel budget to the year-long Flight Bank. Flights that include the Brainerd or St. Cloud airports then qualify for a 12.5 percent rebate, which comes in the form of a check. For those who don't use their entire pledge during the Flight Bank program, they'll receive travel vouchers equal to the unused portion.
COMFORT FOOD
Walking into Carbone's Pizzeria restaurant can be a surprise for those expecting a counter and a take-out pizza counter.
Embrace the noise and chaos
City traffic is clogged these days. Huge trucks come and go from construction sites; tourists drive through with campers, RVs and fishing boats. Those of us who live here and are trying to navigate the streets to get to work or do errands are challenged to keep our cool.
Justice Department backs religious group on schools flier issue
The Bush administration has joined with a national religious group in an attempt to force the Montgomery County, Md., school district to put recruitment fliers for an after-school Bible club in children's backpacks, school officials said.
Father Walsh talks about handling of Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal
As the Roman Catholic Church clergy sex abuse scandal continues to generate news, the concerns of clergy and parishioners are far from being resolved.
Bible bobbleheads
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Dan Foote wants to make biblical figures as popular as professional athletes.
Churches
The St. Andrew's Catholic Church spring confirmation celebration
Controversial Christian feminist group appears to be dissolving
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The Re-Imagining Community, a group that developed out of a controversial 1993 meeting of radical Christian feminists, appears to be dissolving.
Northwest Technical College in Wadena lists honor students
WADENA -- Northwest Technical College in Wadena has announced the President's List and Dean's List for spring semester.
Child in need
When you were young did you have a special adult in your life? Someone who you could talk to about things that you couldn't talk to your parents about? Maybe that person was a relative or a neighbor. It was someone whom you could count on to support you and help you through hard times and to be your friend and have fun with also. Many of us have had those special people in our lives and that is what Kinship Partners is trying to do for kids in our community. We are looking for special people to be a friend to a child.
Cash grain
MINNEAPOLI(AP) -- Wheat receipts Friday 140, a year ago 216.
Cash grain
MINNEAPOLI(AP) -- Wheat receipts Thursday 172, a year ago 60.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL ,(AP) (USDA) -- Thursday cattle: 600. Last Thursday: 575. Year Ago Thursday: 512. Wednesday actual: 603.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL. (AP) (USDA) -- Friday cattle estimate: 200. Last Friday: 292. Year Ago Friday: 198. Thursday actual: 451.
Agendas
Meets 9 a.m. Tuesday Commissioners'
Court
WALKER -- Barbara Jean Jensen, 41, Federal Dam, was sentenced Monday in Cass County District Court for a lesser-included felony theft for taking funds from the city of Federal Dam between January 1999 and July 2002.
Accidents
MOTLEY -- The driver of a semi-truck was injured Thursday after his truck rolled over at Highways 210 and 10 in Motley.
Fires
Steven Collette reported an oven fire in his East Gull Lake Township home at 6:55 p.m. Friday.
Crime
LONG PRAIRIE -- A Long Prairie woman reported being robbed of cash at knifepoint in her car about 10:15 p.m. Thursday night, Long Prairie police said.
Births
Sean and DeeDee (Ferrie) Vaqts, Brainerd, a boy, Gavin Matthew, 5 pounds, 15 ounces, May 16, 2003. Grandparents are Don and Normie Ferrie, Cresco, Iowa, and Dale and Joyce Vaqts, Cresco, Iowa.
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Agendas
Tuesday -- 9:30 a.m., Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport Commission, Airport Conference Room.
Accidents
RANDALL -- Cindy Otremba, 40, Pillager, was airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital following a two-vehicle accident at 4:31 p.m. Friday on Highway 10 and Morrison County Road 14 near Randall.
Sweet pea
On a warm and sunny June day, a north Brainerd neighborhood was so quiet the greatest rumbling came from giant bumblebees.
Housing brief
Daniel T. Kavanaugh recently joined Tower Real Estate Inc. in Brainerd as a real estate agent.
Improve the closet to neaten the room
Speaking from experience, 90 percent of parent-child arguments originate with the "messy room." Raise your hands, moms and dads, if you haven't gone more than one day without telling your child, "Clean your room!"
Help arrives for those tired of dripping paint
When it comes to paint cans, who doesn't have a complaint?
Americans overlook potential safety improvements in homes
WILKESBORO, N.C. -- Your home may be hazardous to your family's health.
Ole's Cabin gets a new home
SPRING VALLEY (AP) -- Ole's Cabin has a new name, and a new home in a new state.
It's time to think about pruning your evergreens and shrubs
We're getting to the time when new growth slows down and you can think about pruning the evergreens and shrubs that have finished blooming.
Install ceramic tile right over vinyl floor
Ceramic tile is a most attractive floor covering and, believe it or not, can be installed directly over a vinyl floor. It's easy.
Try this technique to patch damaged Formica
Q. Mable asks: My Formica kitchen counter has a 6-inch crack
Fix-up Fund helps homeowners
The Fix-up Fund, offered by locally participating lenders in partnership with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, now offers an annual percentage rate of 5.25 percent fixed for the life of the loan.
This was Brainerd
20 years ago (1983) - A 1931 Essex Super "6" which won 1982 state champion antique class honors and is valued at $40,000, will be on display Sunday at the Heartland Car Show at the Crow Wing County Fairgrounds.
Coleman storm tour schedule announced
Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., will visit Little Falls area officials today as he views areas recently hit by severe storms.
Victim's brother pleads guilty to manslaughter
WALKER (AP) -- A St. Cloud man who stabbed his older brother after a fight in November near Deer River has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter, avoiding a second trial in the case.
Team Ginger to again add spice to race for the cure
Red, white and blue hats reading "Team Ginger" once again will dot the crowd Saturday at the fourth annual Brainerd Lakes Race for the Cure. Participants will take part in either a 5k run, a 5k walk or a 1-mile family fun walk starting from Don Adamson Field.
'I saw a miracle last night. I would not have given any odds on this young lady being alive' -- Sgt. Neal Gaalswyk
What started as an early morning swim in the Mississippi River today turned into a search for a Brainerd woman swept into the river's current.
Managing for wildlife
Poor Farm Wildlife Management Area near Brainerd is entering a cooperative management agreement involving the state, county and University of Minnesota. Look for the story in Sunday's North Country section.
Local briefs
Low income families with school age children in Crow Wing County will have an opportunity to receive school supplies for the coming school year through the Salvation Army Back to School program.
Walters closer to home
Crow Wing County Commissioner Gary Walters has traveled just more than 1,000 miles on his 1,500-mile bicycle trip from New Orleans.
Lake Shore woman arrested in stabbing
LAKE SHORE -- A 26-year-old Lake Shore woman was arrested for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend Tuesday night.
FIREPOWER ON DISPLAY
CAMP RIPLEY -- Mike Dorin stood in an observation tower, binoculars pressed to his eyes, watching Bradley fighting vehicles fire their 25 mm guns at targets hundreds of meters away.
DANGER ZONE
There have been five property damage accidents in the past three days on Northwest Fourth Street in the construction nightmare zone and Brainerd Police Chief John Bolduc advises motorists to be patient.
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox to stay together, says McFarland
BAXTER (AP) -- Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox won't be separated after all.
Brainerd committee to meet Monday
The Brainerd Safety and Public Works Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Monday at Brainerd City Hall's small conference room.
Relay for life
Rep. Dale Walz has gotten used to walking the Relay for Life alone. See the story in Monday's Dispatch.
Ministerial fireworks
LITTLE FALLS -- The flames of hell and a pointy horned demon entice customers to purchase the "Devil's Delight," one of thousands of bright pyrotechnic temptations piled under this yellow tent in a Wal-Mart parking lot.
Highway 27 bridge closed
The Highway 27 bridge over the Platte River between Little Falls and Pierz is closed until further notice after bridge crews detected erosion beneath bridge footings after the heavy rains earlier this week.
This was Brainerd
20 years ago (1983) - Celeste Novak, a recent graduate of Brainerd Community College, and Jon Stolski, a senior at Brainerd High School make up the entire "squad" of the Bike Patrol, whose purpose is to enforce and inform bicyclists of roadway rules over the summer months.
Four rescued from Cass Lake
CASS LAKE -- Four campers were rescued Thursday from Cass Lake after the canoes they were in capsized.
Local brief
BAXTER -- The Baxter Utilities Commission will meet 4 p.m. Tuesday at Baxter City Hall.
Local briefs
The Crow Wing County Historical Society will offer Pie on the Porch before the Fourth of July Parade on Friday.
Area Fourth of July-related festivies listed
Schedule of Events
St. Joseph's Medical Center to host dedication Monday
St. Joseph's Medical Center will host a dedication ceremony 2 p.m. Monday at the Peace Garden, which is at Third and Grove streets.
Albin 'Jerry' Palmer
Albin "Jerry" Palmer, 75, Crosslake, died Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at the Cuyuna Care Center in Cro
Angeline H. Landholm
CROSBY -- Angeline H. Landholm, age 95, of Crosby, died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby.
Angeline Margaret Oberstar
Angeline "Ne
Myrtle J. Davies
Myrtle J. Davies, age 100, died Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Mrs. Davies was born June 9, 1903 in Brainerd to John and Anna (Paulson) Hanson. She married John Davies. Following his death in 195
Henry S. "Hank" Wilson
CROSBY -- Henry S. "Hank" Wilson, age 88, of Crosby, died on Friday, June 27,
Kenneth Robert Hanowski
SARTELL -- Kenneth Robert Hanowski, age 66, former area business man, died June 25, 2003, at the Country Manor in Sartell, Minn.
Rory Sam Olson
McGREGOR -- Rory Sam Olson, age 33, of McGregor, died on June 25, 2003, at the Riverwood Health Care Center in Aitkin.
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Justice Thomas should step down
If Clarence Thomas really believes what he said about the University of Michigan case, we should expect his resignation by the end of the week.
EPA muzzle tightens
This editorial appeared in Wednesday's Los Angeles Times:
Hail to the chiefs
Several Sundays ago Wesley K. Clark, the retired Army general who's contemplating a bid for the White House, told a whopper on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Voice of the South is stilled
I probably knew Strom Thurmond as well as any senator in Congress.
Hatch-Pawlenty
Let's hope Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Attorney General Mike Hatch spare us a too-early start to the 2006 gubernatorial race. Campaigns are long enough.
Vermont's civil unions might be a model
The following editorial was published Wednesday in the Rochester Post-Bulletin.
Three sharks
Media feeding frenzies are always embarrassing. The spectacle of reporters attacking news morsels like sharks after bloody prey does nothing but feed public cynicism about media practices.
Study supports permanent protection of roadless areas near BWCAW
MINNEAPOLIS -- A wilderness study that supports the permanent protection of 24 roadless areas, many adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), was released recently by Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness.
PWT pros choose top walleye anglers
Which professional walleye fishermen would you most enjoy fishing with?
Hawks seemingly scarce throughout the north country these days
"Where are all the birds?' was commonly asked during and after the 2003 New Year's Day Pillager Christmas Bird Count. Many people were concerned about the lack of songbirds frequenting their feeders.
Outdoor notes
Bill Marchel of Fort Ripley, a frequent contributor to North Country, won five photography awards at the Outdoor Writers Association of America annual convention June 14-18.
Big pike are the cure to summer's fishing doldrums
Many anglers treat northern pike like ugly step sisters. They're only fish caught by accident while fishing for the real Cinderellas -- muskies, bass, and walleyes.
Poor Farm offers something for everyone
Morning at Poor Farm Wildlife Management Area. A sandhill crane protects its nest, deer move from feeding to bedding grounds, grouse drum in aspen thickets, ducks dart to and fro and dozens of different birds sing in the trees.
Fishing report
BRAINERD/NISSWA
Anderson-Moran
Lisa Anderson and Norberto Moran were married March 8, 2003, at All Souls Church in New York City, with Paul Sharobeem officiating.
Engagement announced
Jessica Wiese and Michael Dieter announce their engagement. Parents are Bruce and Carol Wiese, Nisswa, and Mark and Cindy Dieter, Brainerd. A Sept. 27 wedding is planned at Lutheran Church of the Cross.
Wedding planned
Amanda Adams and Dirk Melby announce their engagement. Parents are Linda and Chuck Holliman, Alexandria, Va., and Alfred and Beth Adams, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Becky and Paul Melby, Brainerd. A July wedding is planned in Alexandria, Va.
60th anniversary
Mary and Les Jacobsen, Lake Edward, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married June 14, 1943, at Medford, Ore. They will be celebrating later when their children and families will be present.
Wedding planned
Karen Marie Bentler and Kenneth Glenn Scull announce their engagement. Parents are Linda and Dennis Bentler, Brainerd, and Rob and Joyce Seymour, Brainerd. An Aug. 16 wedding is planned at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Brainerd.
Engagement announced
Gina LeeAnn Kosloski and Ryan Ray Hardy announce their engagement. Parents are Sharon and Ervin Kosloski, Merrifield, and Wayne Hardy, Merrifield and Shirley Hardy, Bay Lake. An August wedding is planned at St. Francis Church.
Boros-Boser
Laurie Boros and Rocky Boser were married April 7, 2003, in Lihui, Hawaii, on the island of Kauai.
65th anniversary
Andrew and Marjorie Waltz recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a celebration in Brainerd, hosted by their children. They were married June 14, 1938, in Milford, Iowa.
Five generations
Five generations recently gathered were Olivia Puckett, daughter
Wedding planned
Amanda Claire Moser and Ryan Charles Ranweiler announce their engagement. Parents are Rob and Diane Moser, Baxter, and Greg and Joyce Ranweiler, Brainerd. A July 19 wedding is planned at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brainerd.
Engagement announced
Traci Lundeby and Dave Badeaux announce their engagement. Parents are Terry and Wanda Lundeby, Brainerd, and George and Lorri Badeaux, Brainerd. An Aug. 23 wedding is planned at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
25th anniversary
Tony and Nan Goble will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house from 3-7 p.m. Saturday at their home in Baxter. The event will be hosted by their children. They were married Feb. 24, 1978.
Wedding planned
Amy Lynn Pflepsen and Derick Lee Christensen announce their engagement. Parents are John and Betty Pflepsen, Brainerd, and Rick and Mary Pat Christensen, Brainerd. A July 19 wedding is planned at their home in Pequot Lakes.
59th anniversary
Francis and Ruby Koering, Brainerd, will celebrate their 59th wedding anniversary today. They were married June 29, 1944, in Brainerd.
Return to yesteryear
Using a grant from the Minnesota Historical Society, John Lindman will be creating a birch bark canoe at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum through July 13.
Engagement announced
Corri Rae Newman and Jeremy James Woodwick announce their engagement. Parents are Connie Newman, Brainerd, and Jim and Do
Mladin earns provisional pole
Mathew Mladin, aboard his Suzuki 1000 superbike, had the fastest qualifying session Friday with a lap time of 1:35.901 on Brainerd International Raceway's three-mile road course.
U of M regents approve budget with big tuition increase
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The University of Minnesota regents on Thursday unanimously approved a $2 billion budget that includes double-digit tuition increases for the year that begins July 1.
Missing girl
Mark Washburn, a worker for Lamar Sign, posted a billboard highlighting the search for Leanna "Beaner" Warner this week in Hibbing.
Qwest cleared to offer long-distance service in state
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said Qwest Communications International may offer long-distance telephone service to its Minnesota customers, despite opposition from state regulators.
Family of missing woman says state needs to focus on adults
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The family of a missing 76-year-old woman says Minnesota needs a missing-adults task force, a vulnerable-adult alert system like the Amber Alert and a foundation to help families with missing adults.
Motorcycle deaths increase in state
ST. PAUL (AP) -- State safety officials are urging motorcycle riders and other motorists to proceed with more caution as motorcycle deaths climb.
Bruininks proposes gun ban for all U of M events
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks said he wants to ask the Board of Regents to bar weapons from all university campuses, and from Gopher sports events.
Lawsuit questions state cuts to welfare funding
ST. PAUL (AP) -- A class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of poor people says the Legislature went too far when it cut welfare funding earlier this year.
Expanded Garland museum opens
GRAND RAPIDS -- Judy Garland is more to Robert Baneky than simply a favorite actress.
Hot line created for tips on missing Chisholm girl
CHISHOLM (AP) -- Two businesses have established a hot line for people who have information about the disappearance of a 5-year-old Chisholm girl.
Northwest won't cut management pay without concessions
EAGAN (AP) -- Northwest Airlines will not reduce the pay of its managers next month as expected, but instead will delay the cuts until at least one major union agrees to concessions.
E. coli warning is issued
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The state Health Department was investigating a link between frozen steaks sold by Farmers Pride Meat Company and four cases of E. coli infection.
Sen. Coleman to seek disaster-relief money for towns hard-hit by storms
BUFFALO LAKE (AP) -- Sen. Norm Coleman toured storm-damaged towns in central Minnesota on Friday and promised to try to get federal funds to help residents dig out and clean up.
Baxter Parks and Recreation
BABE RUTH MAVERICK
Scoreboard
Stock Car Racing
Brainerd Parks and Recreation
Mens MS1 Softball
Local sports shorts
Whitney Park in St. Cloud was the site of a 13-1 Brainerd VFW baseball team pounding of St. Cloud Wednesday.
Local sports shorts
PIERZ -- The Pierz American Legion baseball team edged Nisswa 12-8 on Thursday night. Adam Peterson belted a two-run homer for Nisswa.
At 92, Aitkin woman is still knocking down pins
AITKIN -- Esther Hoge concedes she is a big sports fan.
Scoreboard
motorcycle racing
Wildly popular
Success breeds success.
Smith sparks Lynx
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Katie Smith's four 3-pointers spurred the well-rested Minnesota Lynx to a 67-59 win over the Phoenix Mercury 67-59 on Friday night.
Loss leaves Twins with flat feeling
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire wasn't happy following his team's lifeless loss to the rival Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon.
Bell goes with 16th pick, Holman undrafted
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Rick Rickert had a disappointing night, but at least one Minnesota native was celebrating Thursday during the 2003 NBA Draft.
Wolves take high school forward in first round
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Timberwolves weren't going to find an immediate-impact player with the 26th pick in the NBA draft, so they went with a project.
Wolves trade Smith, Peeler to Milwaukee for Cassell, Johnson
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Timberwolves took their first summer step toward finding a better mix of players to surround Kevin Garnett.
Chisox salvage 5-1 triumph
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Since winning the AL Central title at the Metrodome in 2000, the Chicago White Sox have had plenty of trouble in Minnesota.
Twins lose again
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Although they're still a last-place team, Richie Sexson sees a little spark in the Milwaukee Brewers.
Sony's SDM-HS93 in the middle of the pack
Not all LCDs are created equal. Some offer up better graphics than others. Somewhere in the middle of the pack sits Sony's SDM-HS93, which you can buy with a dark gray or white face.
NoviiRemote rescues old Palm from junk drawer
It was stuck in a junk drawer for most of the last 2 1/2 years, a perfectly good but now hopelessly obsolete Palm IIIxe handheld computer. But I found a way to give it renewed life -- as a universal remote control that freed up precious real estate on my coffee table.
TV JUNGLE
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. -- At the Good Guys store, a wall gleams with more than two dozen flat-panel televisions, hanging like video canvases at a museum. Gary Dixon ogles them, then walks out with a sigh.
Fiber-optic plan could launch serious TV foray by phone companies
NEW YORK -- Let's say it's an unlucky week on your street in 2010. Your premium TV service with hundreds of channels suddenly goes dark. Next door, your neighbor is getting static on her phone.
Buying a computer easier than ever
Interest in buying a PC always picks up in June. Maybe it's high school graduation -- parents buying computers for their kids to take to college. Or it may be that bargain hunters postponed buying over the holidays. Whatever the explanation, there's good news: Buying a computer is easier than ever.
State forecast for south dakota
Today...Increasing clouds with a few sprinkles north and east this morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorm north into east this afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s north to the mid 80s south.
Iowa state forecast
Today...A chance of thunderstorms in the morning south and east...Otherwise partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
State forecast for minnesota
Today...Scattered showers ending this morning. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms again in the afternoon west and north. Highs from the mid 60s to lower 70s north...With the 70s to around 80 south.
State forecast for minnesota
Today...Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms east this morning...Then partly cloudy with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms statewide. Highs mainly in the 70s...But only the lower 60s along the lake superior shoreline.
State forecast for north dakota
Today....A chance of showers and thunderstorms...Possibly severe this afternoon in the east. Highs in the 70s.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs from near 60 far north...To the mid to upper 70s south.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance for showers north and east. Highs in the upper 60s to upper 70s.
State forecast for south dakota
Today...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms west and south by afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s north to the lower 80s south.
Iowa state forecast
Today...Mostly sunny with highs in the mid 70s northeast to the upper 80s southwest.
Sunny flag
Weather drawing by Shalissa Pulak of Mrs. Meyer's third grade class at Riverside school.
State forecast for north dakota
This afternoon...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 80.
I saw a rainbow
Weather drawing by Emily Tischman of Sharon Jendro's summer school class at Lowell school.
Much obliged
Congratulations to the two boys who helped the mother snapping turtle across the busy highway by the Civic Center on Friday, June 13, 2003. That was a class act.
What's doing
7 1/2 table. Mitchell Movement. North-South: Mark Anderson and Joe Heal, 114.5; Don Rasmussen a
What's doing
7 p.m. Tuesday at the Brainerd Legion. Music by The Hornets; no dance Friday at Deerwood.
Much obliged
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the following participants in the Home Depot safety zone event held June 7. Pat Charlson, Deb Kirk, Peggy Taylor and Pat McCormick from the American Red Cross, Baxter Police Chief Robbi Gallant, Charlie Dunemann, Brainerd Fire Department, Jo Hartje, Todd LaSalle, Mike Gravdahl and Phil James from North Memorial Air Care, Doug Stark, Fifty Lakes Fire Department, both North Ambulance Crews, Crow Wing County Sheriff's Deputies Greg Kossan and Mike Davis. The event was a huge success, thanks to you.